Wave-motor.



0. SCHULZE.

WAVE MOTOR.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 5, 1911.

Patented July 23, 1912.

OTTO SGHULZK'I UE BEOOKLYN, NEW YORK.

AVE JVIOTOR.

Application filed January 5.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 23, 1.912.

1911. Serial No. $39592.

To all tell/m1 2'15 727 (1 mmcern Be it known that I. ()r'ro Fleur use.a r-ll ject of the German Emperor. residing at Brooklyn. in the countyof kings and State l of New York. have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in ll'aveltlotors. of; which the following! is aspecification.

The present invention relates to that class l of wave motors in whichthe wave power is. i utilized through the operation of a swinging levercarrying a hnoyant bodv and the ohjeet of my invention is to utilize thewave power for propelling a vessel or the like. or for converting thewave power mto and storing up electricitv in a vessel. airship. etc., tobe subsequently used for various pal poses.

I accomplish my ohjectliy the mechanism described herein and illustratedin the aecompanying drawing. in which similar reference letters denotecorresponding parts and in which- Figure 1 is a side viewef a vessel andthe wave motor applied thereto and means for transn'iitting movetnentfrom said motor directly to a propeller shaft; Fig. 2 is a plan viewthereof, showing means for corn Verting the wave power into electricitvand of means for driving the propeller shaft by 1 the latter: Figs. 3and 4 are enlarged'views at a right angle to one another of transmissionmeans frian the wave motor to the propellet shaft or the shaft of an(,lOtillt" eenerator and Fig. .3 is an enlarged plan view of the wings.

In the drawing. which forms a part i this specification. l haveillustrated lr a of examp e. an i rdiuarv boat or Y1,

1, 1 den te spindles extending tllll. versely to and suitably borne inthe hotly of E the vessel and upon the ends f which levers 2, 2' aremounted. so as to be eaprl' le ot i swinging in vertical direction. llah spinl dle mav carry a number of such l i-n each side of the ve el. inthe exampl shown. ach v pindle carries on each side o? the vessel twolever v and each levee i: or posed of a pair 'l :ll'ith. the H whichcarrv a barrel slmpe'i a 3. whirl: forms the l n -tam hv 'lhe p-- positeenth ot lll( t arm hicl; a r tivelv borne on the spindiw t.

4 adapted to cooperate with ratchet h ls 5 fixed on the spindle, li'tflttli f #urcd i in the arms of each lever are a number of 1 flaps orwings (S, which are arrangfetl helnnd l rne another and which normallyby their own a eight wil swing down into a pernendienlar zl lrllitvll.as shown in Fig. 1. These wine's or tlaps. however. are adapted to belimited in their swinging movement liy their lateral edges t3 ei'igagingthe lower edges of the lev arms 2' or by any suitable means. so thatwhen swung upward to the l mit of their movement. they will form aresistance to the wave. in consequence of which the levers 2. 2' will begiven a swinging movement. I

As the waves roll longitudinally to the .t-svtl. they carry the float orhuoyant body along with them. as indicated at the right of 1. until thewave passes out from under the tloat. when the power lever will swingillltlv to be engaged by th next wave. By this upward movement of thelevers received through the wave. the pawls on the corresponding leverswill feed the ratchet wheels, thereby imparting an intermittent rotationto the ecrresponding spindles 1. 1'. During the downward movement of thelever, the pawls will idly slide over the teeth of their correspondingratchet wheels without affect.- ing the latter nor the spindles.

lf the waves run so high as to be liable to attack the lever at a pointhigher than the float. the wings or flaps will come into operation. byluring swungupward to the limit of their movenicmt and forming thereby aresistance to the waves. in consequence of whieh the levers will beswung upward, as in the first ease, and cause the feeding of theratehetwheels by their pawls. This interinn' rotary moven'ient thusreceived by in Flllll-lltr; owing to the swinging 1 the electricity tohe made use of for various purposes. as. for instance. for driving an iel 'trie motor ll. from whieh the propeller shaft T mav l tdriven. asshown in Fig. 7;. for lighting pi' lo es. etc.

The tran -mi sion of movement from the spindle l. l to the propellershaft T or shaft of-the electri generator G may be accomplished invarious ways. In the present ex- 5 ample. I have shown a sprocket wlidel0" fixed on each of the spindles 1, 1, whiclfiby an endless chain 10 isconnected to a smaller wheel 11 suitably borne in the vessel. From thiswheel 11 by gears 12, 13 movement is transmitted to the shaft '7 or 8 asthe case may be (Figs. 3,.4). Y

The advantages that may be derived from the utilization of the wavepower in the manner described are obvious. A vessel may by the abovedescribed mechanism be caused to convert the wave power into and storeup electricity during night time or in stormy weathers, to besubsequently used for various purposes. In the same manner, a ship Whileanchored, may have electricity generated.

"hat I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: y

1. The combination with a vessel, of a swinging member supportedtherein, flaps or wings pivotally supported in said swing ing member andcapable of turning a limited extent in vertical direction, said flaps orwings being adapted at the limits of their turning movement to formresistances to the waves was to cause the said member to swing upwardand means for transforming the swinging movement of the said member intoa rotary motion.

2. The coml'iination with a vessel, of cross spindles borne therein,levers rotatively mounted on said spindles, flaps or wings carried bysaid levers capable of swinging to a limited extent in verticaldirection and adapted at the limit of their swinging move ment to formresistances to the Waves, so as to cause the levers to swing upward andmeans for transforming said swinging movement of the levers into arotary motion of said spindles.

3. The con'ibination with a vessel, of a swinging member carrying abuoyant body and supported in said vessel, flaps or wings pivotallysupported in said swinging member and capable of turning a limitedextent in vertical direction, said flaps or wings being adapted at thelimit of their turning movement to form resistances to the waves so asto cause the said member to swing upward and means for transiorming theswinging movement of the said member into a rotary motion.

4. The combination with a vessel, of spindles supported therein, leversrotatively mounted on said spindles, flaps or wings pivotally supportedin said levers and capable of turning a limited extent in verticaldirection, said flaps or wings being adapted at the limit of theirturning movement to form resistances to the waves so as to cause thesaid levers to swin u ward and meansv for transforming the swingingmovement of the said levers into a rotary motion.

5. The combination with a vessel of spindles supported therein, a pairof levers rotatively mounted on each spindle, a buoyant body carried inthe free ends of each pair of levers, a series of flaps or wingsarranged crosswise to the levers one above the other and pivotallysupported therein, said flaps or wings being capable of turning only alimited extent in vertical direction and at the limit of theirmovementto be acted upon by the waves and cause the swinging of saidlevers. and means for transforming the swinging movement of the saidlevers into a rotary motion.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

OTTO SCHULZE.

Vit-nesses CHARLES KAisnn,

\VILLIAM H. BoUmvE.

